ZIP 46534 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 402 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Starke County, IN.
402 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 76 | |
| 2023 | 113 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46534 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 90 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 33 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 28 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 6.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46534 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 42 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 24.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 31 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46534 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46534.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knox | 346 | |
| 2 | Bass Lake | 3 | |
| 3 | Hamlet | 1 | |
| 4 | Koontz Lake | 1 | |
| 5 | Walker | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 402 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.